Iran blames West for delay in launch of Bushehr NPP

The work to launch the Bushehr nuclear power plant (NPP) lasted so long since a western country did not fulfill its obligations to commission the facility, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in an interview with Iranian television channel 2, IRNA reported on Wednesday.

Ahmadinejad further said Iran's nuclear program contains two sections - one generating electricity and second using peaceful uranium enrichment in the sectors of industry, agriculture and medical sciences.

"Upon our program, Iran should generate 20,000 mega watts of electricity in the next 15 years, and by commissioning Bushehr power plant we generate only 1,000 mega watts,' he said.

He underlined that Iran is determined to generate 20,000 mega watts of electricity.


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